bimetallic : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bimetallic	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for bimetallic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bimetallic adj pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals; "in a bimetallistic system both gold and silver can constitute legal tender" Synonym(s): bimetallistic, bimetallic formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together Synonym(s): bimetal, bimetallic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bimetallic \Bi"metal"lic\, a. Composed of two different metals; formed of two parts, each of a different metal; as, bimetallic* wire; bimetallic thermometer, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bimetallic \Bi`me*tal"lic\, a. [Pref. bi- + metallic: cf. F. bim[82]tallique.] Of or relating to, or using, a double metallic standard (as gold and silver) for a system of coins or currency.